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I Didn’t Know That ... Bet You Didn’t Know It Either

Fascinating trivia facts tested for contaminants every day, makers of bottled water on April 23, 1969, but the sentence was commuted to life
compiled by Stanley are only required to test for specific contaminants every imprisonment several years later. He is currently imprisoned
Morgenbesser week, month, or year. in San Diego at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility.
Who Holds The Record Which Is The Only Best Picture Oscar Winner That Had Which Is The Only Major U.S. City Founded By A
For Giving Birth To The No Female Speaking Roles? Woman?
Most Children? Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British epic historical drama In 1874, Julia Tuttle, who hailed from Cleveland, headed
A Russian woman who film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence. Despite running nearly to Florida to visit her father, who lived in the area. Despite
lived between 1707 and four hours long, Lawrence of Arabia has no female characters the mosquito-infested swamps, she liked what she saw. After
1782 holds the highest with speaking roles. The film was nominated for ten Oscars at her father died and left her his land, she purchased more
official record after giving the 35th Academy Awards. It won seven, including Best Picture. acreage and then talked railroad builder Henry Flagler into
birth to 69 children. She In the years since, it has been recognized as one of the greatest extending tracks southward. In 1896, the city she had founded
had 27 pregnancies, which and most influential films in the history of cinema. was incorporated. By the 1920s, it was a bustling metropolis.
included 16 sets of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four What Is The Reason Jeans Have Rivets? In 2010, a 10-foot-tall statue of Julia Tuttle, the “Mother of
sets of quadruplets. Only two of them died in infancy. It wasn’t just for style that Levi’s jeans have had copper rivets Miami,” was erected in Bayfront Park.
Who Holds The Record For Being The Oldest Woman on the pockets since the beginning. Copper rivets placed on the Which Sea Creature Is Carried To Term And Given Birth
To Give Birth? pockets made the seams more durable and prevented tearing, By Its Father?
India’s Daljinder Kaur was believed to be in her early which was important to the miners who originally wore them. Unlike other species, it is the male seahorse that gets
70s when she gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on April In the 1930s, the pockets were sewn to the pants so that the pregnant and gives birth to the young. The male seahorse is
19, 2016. Kaur and her 79-year-old husband, Mohinder, rivets were covered because of complaints that they scratched equipped with a pouch on its stomach in which to carry babies.
spent decades trying to have a baby – and finally succeeded furniture. But they were returned to view in 1947. A small fifth When mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 2,000 eggs in
after saving up enough money for fertility treatments. pocket was added as a handy carrying case for a pocket watch. the male’s pouch. The male carries the eggs for 10 to 25 days
Which Billionaire Installed A Pay Phone In His Home What Has Been The Most Watched Interview In Television until the seahorses emerge fully developed, but very small.
For His Guests To Use? History? Once the baby seahorses are released into the water, the male’s
In 1966, J. Paul Getty was named the richest man in the On Feb. 10, 1993, Oprah sat down with Michael Jackson for role is done and he offers no further care, often mating again
world. Despite his vast wealth, he is remembered for two what would be the most watched interview in television history. within hours or days during the breeding season.
odd things: placing a pay phone in his home, and refusing The unprecedented live event drew a worldwide audience of Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know
to pay his grandson’s $17 million kidnapping ransom. Getty 90 million people. Barbara Walters’ interview with Monica The first American film to show a toilet being flushed on
placed dial-locks on all the regular telephones, limiting their Lewinsky came in second with 74 million viewers, while The screen was Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. The largest snowflake
use to his staff. A coin-box telephone was installed at his Richard Nixon interview by David Frost came in a distant third ever recorded reportedly measured 15 inches across. Samsung
mansion for guests to use, so that he would not be billed with 45 million views. means “three stars” in Korean. Four percent of babies are
for their calls. As for his grandson’s kidnapping, Getty What Is The Top Suicide Location In The World? born on their calculated due date. When Mt. Everest was
ended up paying the $2.2 million portion of the ransom In August 1937, three months after the Golden Gate Bridge first measured it was exactly 29,000 feet; it was reported as
that was tax deductible, and loaned the remaining $800,000 opened, H.B. Wobber became the first of more than 1,500 people 29,002 because exactly 29,000 was not believable. Your head
of the ransom to his son (at 4 percent interest) to pay the to commit suicide by jumping from that span. That’s an average ages faster than your feet. The average mattress contains
kidnappers. of one person more often than every three weeks. There are 11 two million house dust mites. In France, Germany, Austria,
Is Bottled Water Better For You Than Tap Water? crisis counseling telephones on the bridge that connect to trained Spain and the Netherlands, they serve beer in McDonald’s.
Bottled water is no safer or purer than tap water, suicide prevention counselors, and plans to build a net under the Bill Gates’s children will inherit only $10 million each from
although it is substantially more expensive. A recent study span as a suicide deterrent are being considered. his $87 billion net worth. Atheism is punished by the death
by Glasgow University in the U.K. found that bottled water What Happened To The Man Who Assassinated Robert penalty in 13 countries. If humans killed each other at the same
is actually more likely to be contaminated than water from Kennedy? rate that we killed animals, we would be extinct in 17 days.
your faucet because it is less well-regulated. Bottled water Sirhan Sirhan, who killed Senator Robert Kennedy, Without your pinky finger your hand would lose 50 percent
and tap water typically come from the same sources – admitted that he was the one who shot Kennedy and five others of its strength. Giraffe spend 70 percent of their day eating.
natural springs and lakes. While public water supplies are at the Ambassador Hotel. He was sentenced to the gas chamber Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends
Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, August 2020

“For the Love of Animals” Lucy had tuned into his condition and gotten him the help
features real stories happening he needed. This scenario has repeated itself on several
at Furry Friends in Jupiter. We occasions and, as a result, the bond between Lucy and the
are The Humane Society of son is everlasting. From being discarded to being a hero,
Greater Jupiter/Tequesta and the we are so proud of Lucy and what she represents for the
only no-kill shelter open to the many that we rescue!
public in northern Palm Beach When considering adding a furry family member to
County. We’ve been rescuing, your family, please visit our Palm City Ranch at 4841 SW
rehabilitating, and re-homing Zarrella Street or our new Jupiter Adoption Center at 100
the homeless animals in our Capital Street in the Jupiter Commerce Park. PLEASE
community for more than 30 years. Our not for profit CALL 561-747-5311 PRIOR TO VISITING EITHER Weenie is a seriously Mimi, at 11 years old, has been in
501c3 organization consists of our Jupiter based adoption LOCATION DUE TO COVID-19. handsome 1 year old and out of our shelter for most of her
life and at no fault of her own. She
seeking his forever family.
center, veterinary clinic (open to the public), thrift store, Blessings to you for your support and faith in us… all He loves attention, laps and is an obedient and sweet girl who
and Palm City Ranch. for the LOVE of animals! other cats. Please call 561- likes being the only fur-child in the
747-5311 ext. 2 to learn home. She’s house-trained, healthy
more about Weenie! and available as an adoption or long-
Patricia Deshong, President
People and animals. The connections are real and often term foster. Let’s get Mimi into her
life-changing, as each can offer comfort, support and hope FOREVER home!
to the other. At Furry Friends, we live for and cultivate Ways to donate (tax ID #59-2111273):
these connections each and every day through dog and cat 1. Mail a check made payable to Furry Friends to 100 Capital
adoptions, expert veterinary care, and our special programs Street, Jupiter, FL 33458.
like Senior to Senior and Shelter to Service Dog™. 2. Visit www.furryfriendsadoption.org
One special connection we’d like to share with you is 3. Call us with your credit card information at 561.747.5311
that of Lucy and her family. Lucy was brought to Furry ext. 3
Friends more than a year ago from the Redlands, an area “Your donation creates the possibilities to make miracles
where pets are routinely dumped by their owners and left to happen for our Furry Friends”
fend for themselves. Mostly feral and extremely shy, Lucy
was accompanied by her 6 puppies, all of which were soon
adopted. We knew it would take months of rehabilitation for
Lucy and so our Adoption Manager kindly took her home
and worked with her. Lucy made tremendous progress in
our manager’s care, her self-confidence blossoming every
day.
Soon it was time for Lucy to meet a family that expressed
interest in her, mainly because they had adopted one of her
puppies and felt the two should be together. This family
agreed to foster Lucy, knowing that in her case, she would
need extra time to adjust to their home.
The son in the family suffers from medical-related
seizures. One night, the mother was awakened by Lucy on
her bed and pawing her. So uncharacteristic of Lucy, the
mother couldn’t imagine what was wrong until she went
to check on her son and realized he was having a seizure. Paid Advertisement